[CR]New to the List and Woodrup

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From: "MSL CHAN" <msllmkkc@hotmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:10:31 +0000
Subject: [CR]New to the List and Woodrup

Well, not exactly new but I went on holiday before I post any message last time around and my e-mail account got suspended...

I got my first Trek 500 in 1984, soon followed with a Cinelli (a peral white Campy 50th Anniversary from Elliotbay bicycle in Seattle) and a Mondia. Then I got married...

Anyway, I am now in England and the kids are older and I could play with my toys again. I now have a Flying Scot and a Woodrup.

The Woodrup is particular interesting. It has a 4 digit serial number, but when I took the bike in for renovation, they said it is built in 1992. I went back and verified with them and they told me only the bikes ship to the US changed to 5 digit serial in the 80's. The British bikes continue to use 4 digits. This might complicate things a little when try to date a frame using serial numbers (Dale, please change the year for my Woodrup 7099 to 1992, might need to indicate it is a UK bike too).

I am sure my collection going to grow. I still have all my bikes, some stored in Seattle and I do miss them.

Michael Chan
Lytham UK